What is it worth to hunt?

[Optimusprime]

Thanks for all the replies folks. The area is northwest WA Puget Sound area. I know the land in question pretty well as I also mountain bike there. It sounds like the crowd is split. Still not sure if I wanna pay, however I could EASILY pay much much more in just gas alone driving to decent public areas with nothing but small does. Doesn't mean I will find more than that in this place, just seems to be a better place that I am already familiar with.

[bassquatch]

$250 wouldn't cover my fuel for deer season! Do it if it's legit!

[Fishhunt223]

I've paid for access both here and in WY and I would not pay to hunt 150-300 acres. 
320 acres is a 1/2 section or 1/2 x 1 mile.  If you're not sitting in a stand you could walk the whole area more than a couple times before lunch.  Is this wet side cover?

Hunting is not all about walking around.  Do some scouting if that is aloud, and when you find the deer you want to harvest, sit in your stand until he comes in.  I would much rather hunt 150 acres by myself than share thousands of acres with lots of other hunters, especially if your land is close to home.

[bobcat]

In my opinion it would be worth it, considering you will save at least that much by burning less gas. Not only that but think of the time you'll save by hunting so close to home.

 Even if it were only 80 acres it would be plenty of area to hunt, as long as the deer numbers are reasonably high. Being a relatively small area, your main hunting technique may have to be a tree stand or ground blind. But those are often the most effective ways to hunt blacktails anyway.

I don't think you have anything to lose. I would at least try it out for one season. The only concern I might have is that there may be a lot of people that trespass and hunt it without permission.

[rb2506]

Sounds like a good deal to me, the odd thing is the timber company not letting you shoot the bears:-

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[beagledog]

$250 wouldn't cover my fuel for deer season! Do it if it's legit!

[steen]

Does this mean u can only hunt this for the 250 or any of your buddies as well. Then there might not be very many left.  Any small tract of land is enough to hunt blacktails.

[SirSpencer]

If it's as you say this is a no brainer to me. Do It!

[NBhunter]

I would say try it out for one season. If its not good... don't buy in the next year. 

[xXLojackXx]

Get the logistics of the land, and if it sounds good, buy it for the year. Its only $250, not like its $1000. I'd pay $250 (depending on the area) to know that nobody will bust deer out of "my" area while in a treestand. You can always go and hunt public land as well, so it might be nice to have that chunk of land locked down too for a small price. Id pay $250  for my elk honey hole, you might be sitting on something dynamite!

[Optimusprime]

Man there is some great insight here. Thank you all very much. After talking it over with my wife, I think it would logistically make sense to do it. Saving time is a huge ticket puncher for me. I will let everyone know how it goes. Please pray there is a monster buck out there with my name on it:) Thanks again!

[xXLojackXx]

Of course! Good luck and hunt smart! get the big one.

[NW-GSP]

I would prob do it if I had knowledge of how many bucks were in there

[buck man]

Tell me where it is and I will hunt it this year and report back to ya how it went.

[arnoldmc1]

Its a no brainier buy the permit, you will make up the $250.00 in the gas your going to save by not going any where else.  Find a nice open spot and sit there and get yourself a trophy.